Mod name: AfterShock
Also known as: oaUnofficial, Aftershock, AS.
Currently updated fork: AfterShock XE, also known as ASXE or simply AfterShock.
Instructions to make it work: There are two options to make it work: Download all appropriate files from Aftershock Downloads page or connect to Aftershock server and OpenArena will do download for you. See Installation section.
Works | Mod Version | OA Version | Notes | Operating System |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | rev 155 | 0.8.5 | Mod works without problems. | All |
Probably | rev 155 | 0.8.1 | Mod works without problems. | All |
Description[]
AfterShock, in the past known as oaUnofficial, is GPLv2 open-source mod for OpenArena, that focuses on competitive gaming. It includes a lot of features, like detailed scoreboards, new weapon effects and some extra variables, like the ability to select a specific player model to be applied to the enemy team only, and to change its colors ("brightskins" to make seeing enemies easier). It has got a modified and customizable HUD, a "ready/notready" system during warmup (match begins only when enough players are "ready") and the clan arena gametype is more improved than the original. It features reduced-damage railgun and lightningun (enabled or disabled via cvars).
A fork of the mod is AfterShock XE (extended edition), which continued the development of the mod after the original project halted and thus it is the updated version. It is developed by the Vimhu OA clan, which can be contacted through their Discord server https://discord.gg/fd79Ktf or on IRC: #vihmu @ irc.quakenet.org.
Installation[]
Manual download
Download Aftershock revision 155 and texture pack v1.00 and 1.02 and put them in your OpenArena folder.
Note: for getting the updated "AfterShock XE" fork instead, you can download it from github or by connecting to one of its servers, mostly hosted by Vihmu clan.
Servers
You can connect to a server and automaticaly (cl_allowdownload 1) download Aftershock. Here are few working Aftershock servers:
- 212.83.42.232:27961
- 188.40.94.69:27969
- 94.141.20.92:27961
Others are listed at Aftershock servers page
Misc Troubleshooting
- Some user mentioned that in case you encounter a problem of the game closing when you try to play Aftershock, you may try to fix it by starting the game with +set com_zoneMegs 48 parameter from OS command line.
External links[]
- AfterShock official site (Internet Archive)
- AfterShock Frequently Asked Questions page on official site
- AfterShock wiki site
- How to use brightskins on AfterShock wiki site
- Server settings on AfterShock wiki site
- oaUnofficial (AfterShock) on Google code
- Aftershock servers page
- oaUnofficial (AfterShock) on github
- AfterShock XE fork on github
- AfterShock XE Releases
- Vihmu Clan Discord, which includes AfterShock XE-specific channels.